How do you pronounce Gene Tunney?

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CrazyHorse
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How do you pronounce Gene Tunney?

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I heard someone pronounce it:

Jean Toonie .... or like Jean Tune-E. The Tunney part sounded like TOONIE



I always thought it was pronounced like JEAN TUNNEY like Tunnel but Tunney
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john2345
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Re: How do you pronounce Gene Tunney?

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CrazyHorse wrote:I heard someone pronounce it:

Jean Toonie .... or like Jean Tune-E. The Tunney part sounded like TOONIE



I always thought it was pronounced like JEAN TUNNEY like Tunnel but Tunney
Jean Tunney, like Tunnel
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HomicideHenry
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Re: How do you pronounce Gene Tunney?

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JEAN TON-KNEE
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CrazyHorse
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Re: How do you pronounce Gene Tunney?

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Kind of thought so. Thanks for clearing it up :box:
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man
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Re: How do you pronounce Gene Tunney?

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it think it rhymes with clean bunny.
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